Do the things you want to do sooner because later may be too late
Never quit on a down day
How about this one? Don't eat pink snow either. Yea, it's a real thing. Don't sleep in wet clothing. Sleep naked if you have to. That way the cloths air out but the bag needs to be washed more.
Never get lost, just change where you are going!
I like this one: "A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." -Unknown - Haddon Spurgeon, Samuel Clemens, Jonathan Swift.
For helpful: When asking another person for directions ask three. If you get different answers all three times then ask four. - A hitch hiker
If you are afraid of bears, then don't go into the woods dressed up and smelling like a berry bush.
1.) The lord loves a workin' man
2.) Don't trust whitey
3.) See a doctor and get rid of it
Last time I was at blood mountain there was a giant (and very male) rat in the rafters. The hikers in the shelter collectively named him whitey, though I don't think the name was due to trust issues.Originally Posted by dudeijuststarted
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Remember, the most important thing you need to do is to throw on your pack and just keep walking......forget everything else and stick to that...
Told to me by my old Army friend...Josie
Life is not about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself.
When washing your sleeping bag at the laundromat, put it in a plastic trash bag. You will keep it from getting wet and save money by not having to put it in the dryer.
you cannot deny a man his dignity without diminishing your own.
mine too. classic
"Some things can't be unsmelled."
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Check the expiration date on everything.
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Inspect all hostels and motels for bed bugs.
Darn straight. Look under the mattress and box spring. look at the mattress tags. Look anywhere Wise Old Owl recommends. Put your gear on the luggage stand if possible. To
Most decent hotels I've stayed at in the last five years have had the bedbug covers on the mattresses as well.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Never fry bacon naked.
The early birds gets the worm. But the second mouse gets the cheese.
Hiking the AT is “pointless.” What life is not “pointless”? Is it not pointless to work paycheck to paycheck just to conform?.....I want to make my life less ordinary. AWOL
...or sausage drunk and naked
"The slower you walk, the faster you'll get there." (told to me by a Peruvian guide while hiking to Machu Picchu) I've used his advice many times since when climbing the steeps.
If it was easy, everyone would be doing it
Uphills favor the tall, and downhills the short
Make haste slowly
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